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Overview
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Release Date:
12 October 2012 (USA)
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Tagline:
No one will fight for his students like Mr. Voss. See more »
Plot:
A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 nominations
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Kevin James brings the Boom
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Frank Coraci | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Kevin James | written by | |
| Allan Loeb | written by | |
| Rock Reuben | written by (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Marty P. Ewing | .... | executive producer | |
| Gino Falsetto | .... | associate producer | |
| Todd Garner | .... | producer | |
| Jack Giarraputo | .... | executive producer | |
| Kevin James | .... | producer | |
| Aimee Keen | .... | co-producer | |
| Adam Milano | .... | studio executive: development | |
| Rock Reuben | .... | co-producer | |
| Jeff Sussman | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Rupert Gregson-Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Phil Meheux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Scott Hill | |||
Casting by | |||
| Justine Baddeley | |||
| Kim Davis-Wagner | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Perry Andelin Blake | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alan Au | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Denise Pizzini | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Hope Hanafin | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Carla Antonino | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ben Bornstein | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Paula Dion | .... | hair stylist | |
| André Dubois | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Corrina Duran | .... | makeup department head | |
| Raul Hernandez | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Maynard Matthews | .... | personal hair stylist: Kevin James | |
| Matthew W. Mungle | .... | special makeup effects designer | |
| Koji Ohmura | .... | special effects makeup lab technician | |
| Thomas Real | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Richard Redlefsen | .... | key prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Richard Redlefsen | .... | third makeup artist | |
| Larry Waggoner | .... | hair department head | |
| Clinton Wayne | .... | prosthetic makeup designer | |
Production Management | |||
| Marty P. Ewing | .... | unit production manager | |
| David Jacobson | .... | production supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ryan Baker | .... | sound utility | |
| Odin Benitez | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Fredrick Cuevas | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mark DeSimone | .... | adr mixer: New York | |
| Anton Gold | .... | sound mixer | |
| Randall Guth | .... | foley supervisor | |
| Robin Harlan | .... | foley artist | |
| Michael Hilkene | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Tateum Kohut | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Howard London | .... | adr mixer | |
| David C. Manahan | .... | sound utility: additional | |
| David Marcus | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| John Jay Martyn | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Reagan Mendoza | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Sarah Monat | .... | foley artist | |
| Greg Orloff | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Angelo Palazzo | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Joel Reidy | .... | boom operator | |
| Victoria Rose Sampson | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ric Schnupp | .... | adr recordist | |
| Randy Singer | .... | foley mixer | |
| Peter Stevenson | .... | sound utility: additional | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John Larson | .... | special effects crew | |
| Darrell Pritchett | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Richard Redlefsen | .... | prosthetic sculptor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kyle Andal | .... | senior compositor: Zero VFX | |
| Mandy Arnold | .... | digital restoration artist | |
| Meg Bailey | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Joey Bonander | .... | visual effects producer: Zoic Studios | |
| Kristen Branan | .... | head of production: Zoic Studios | |
| Jeremy Brown | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sean Carroll | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| John Abraham Chempil | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Brian Cipriano | .... | software development manager | |
| John Corbett III | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Craig Crawford | .... | digital compositor: Zero VFX | |
| Stuart Cripps | .... | compositing supervisor: Zero VFX | |
| Sean Devereaux | .... | visual effects supervisor: Zero VFX | |
| Feliciano di Giorgio | .... | senior compositor: Zoic Studios | |
| Brian Drewes | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Volker Engel | .... | visual effects supervisor: Uncharted Territory | |
| Tim Fescoe | .... | digital compositor | |
| Robby Geis | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jack Shahram Ghoulian | .... | head of IT: Uncharted Territory | |
| Leighana Ginther | .... | rotoscoping artist | |
| Nathan Godley | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Christian Hejnal | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Kareem K.H. | .... | digital compositor | |
| Joey Kadin | .... | resource specialist | |
| Jaime Klein | .... | rotoscoping artist | |
| Katharina Koepke | .... | digital producer | |
| Charles Lapage | .... | digital compositor | |
| Winston Lee | .... | digital compositor | |
| Robert Liscombe | .... | rotoscope/paint lead | |
| Jesse Morrow | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Brian Morse | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Anton Moss | .... | digital compositor | |
| Patrick Paul Mullane | .... | matte painter: Uncharted Territory | |
| Dennis Murillo | .... | IT Coordinator: Uncharted Territory | |
| Robert Nederhorst | .... | digital compositor | |
| Rocco Passionino | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Kyle Raffile | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Sandesh Ramdev | .... | digital compositor | |
| Matthew Robertson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Libby Ryerson | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Marc Sadeghi | .... | executive visual effects producer: Zero VFX | |
| Julia Smola | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Paul Taglianetti | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Peter G. Travers | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Sergio Villegas | .... | 3D camera track | |
| Marc Weigert | .... | visual effects supervisor: Uncharted Territory | |
Stunts | |||
| Erik Aude | .... | stunts | |
| Chris Barnes | .... | stunts | |
| Clay Cullen | .... | stunts | |
| Kachina Dechert | .... | stunt double: Salma Hayek | |
| Jim Ford | .... | stunt fighter | |
| Becca G.T. | .... | stunt driver | |
| Mark Ginther | .... | utility stunts | |
| Steve Kelso | .... | stunt driver | |
| Jason Lambert | .... | stunt double | |
| John Vincent Mason | .... | stunts | |
| Ian Mclaughlin | .... | utility stunts | |
| Jeff Medeiros | .... | stunt driver | |
| Jason Miller | .... | stunts | |
| Lin Oeding | .... | stunt pre-viz | |
| Rex Reddick | .... | stunt double | |
| McKay Stewart | .... | stunt driver | |
| Matt Triplett | .... | stunt driver | |
| Garrett Warren | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Paul Coleman | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Catherine Giarrusso | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Kimmie Johnson | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Aaron Kahl | .... | extras casting | |
| Freya Krasnow | .... | casting associate | |
| Erica Mills | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Josh Patil | .... | extras casting | |
| Angela Peri | .... | location casting | |
| Jodi Purdy-Quinlan | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Emma Sands-Milsom | .... | casting assistant | |
| Ashley Skomurski | .... | extras casting | |
| Beatrice Strobl | .... | extras casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Elizabeth Clifford | .... | set costumer | |
| Margaret Codola | .... | daily background set costumer | |
| Rosa J. Colón | .... | set costumer (as Rosa Colón) | |
| Hillary Derby | .... | key costumer | |
| Beau Desmond | .... | costumer: Mr. James | |
| Beau Desmond | .... | set costumer | |
| Rebecca H. Fox | .... | costumer | |
| Checo Pacheco | .... | costume office coordinator | |
| Gina Rhodes | .... | costumer | |
| Hannah Roble | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Katie Saunders | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Laura Sewrey | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Jill Thibault | .... | ager/dyer | |
| Tina Ulee | .... | additional set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Trent Johnson | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Morning Star Schott | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Jack Sheehan | .... | editorial assistant | |
| Kenny Vicent | .... | on-set dailies operator | |
| Reza Amidi | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
| Benjamin Sutor | .... | on-line editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Tony Clarke | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Tony Clarke | .... | musician: guitars | |
| Zac Cranko | .... | technical score engineer | |
| George Doering | .... | musician | |
| Kevin Globerman | .... | digital score recordist | |
| Alastair King | .... | orchestrator | |
| Stephanie Lowry | .... | music editor (temp score) | |
| Jason Poss | .... | music preparation | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Christopher Willis | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | .... | music editor | |
| Nick Wollage | .... | score mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Gil Amaral | .... | transportation | |
| Billy Benner | .... | transportation | |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Hey Eddie
- Broken Road Productions (as Broken Road)
- Happy Madison Productions (as Happy Madison)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
- Andes Films (2013) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Andes Films (2013) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
- InterComFilm (2012) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Filmverleih (2012) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2013) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2013) (Ecuador) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- ARSONAL poster design (uncredited)
- Camadeus Film Technologies cmotion lens control system
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- Cinema Mechanics grip and lighting equipment
- Codex Digital digital recording equipment
- High Output grip and lighting equipment
- Lightnin' Production Rentals camera truck
- Movie Movers cast trailers
- Movie Movers star trailers
- Movie Movers trucks
- NES Rentals condors and lifts
- Scenechronize production management software
- Sony ColorWorks digital intermediate
- Transportation Resources transportation equipment
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MPAA:
Rated PG for bouts of MMA sports violence, some rude humor and language
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Runtime:
105 min
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12A | USA:PG (certificate #46990) | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG13
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Trivia:
Near the beginning of the film, Scott Voss is "teaching" his class, and puts a newspaper over his head. On the paper is a photo of a hockey player with the headline "Season Suspended", suggesting a suspended hockey season. When this film was released in the Fall of 2012, there really was a suspended hockey season due to a player lockout.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kevin James is riding his motorcycle to the school, he is wearing boots. When he opens the window and enters the classroom he is wearing sneakers.See more »
Quotes:
Marty Streb:If you're gonna lose, then I'm gonna help you lose. Deal?
Scott Voss:Deal. Let's do this. Let's lose.
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Scott Voss:Deal. Let's do this. Let's lose.
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References "The King of Queens" (1998)See more »
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Whether you find him funny or not, Kevin James has been racking up the hits since focusing on movies. While not all were hit with the critics, he has managed to garner a following. The trailer for his latest Here Comes The Boom looked like a mix of the same old fair that he normally delivers, but does it have any chance of working to deliver a funny comedy or will it end up being just another forced goofy addition to his resume.
Here Comes The Boom follows a biology teacher who is determine to save the music program from being cut in their school by becoming a mixed-martial arts fighter. While the premise is a bit out there and some of the scenarios are a bit far-fetched this movie works surprisingly well. There are plenty of laughs here that work on numerous levels, but depending on how big a fan of James you are will determine how funny they are. The real surprise here was the fact that there was so much more here than just a stupid comedy. The story is a typical underdog tale with comedy, but enough heart to keep you rooting for James throughout the whole film. Gone is the usual over the top bumbling funny fat guy, in its place was a cooler everyman that works perfectly for this story. James steps up to really deliver more than he has to date. He shows not only a good range with some different emotions, but is pretty impressive with his ability to carry the fight scenes. It was nice to see that while this was a comedy, they still took the fighting side of it seriously to deliver something not only believable but entertaining and will suck you right into the action. The rest of the cast do a great job of bringing everything together, with the real highlights being Henry Winkler who is a spitting image of the band teacher in the Simpsons and former MMA legend Bas Rutten. Both of these guys never take themselves seriously and deliver some funny memorable and likable characters.
This movie was a real surprise on almost every level. It delivers an almost Rocky like underdog tale with some over the top funny moments to create something completely unexpected. Kevin James really knocked it out of the park here and hope he sticks to these kinds of roles and continues to stretch his acting range.